The False Teaching of Rick Joyner

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Another important article-here's an excerpt: "We are witnessing in this man's writings some of the most blatant "false teachings" ever to invade the church to my knowledge.  He is preparing the way for any person who clings to the doctrines of the Bible to be identified as the real enemy." 
In other words, we who still believe that the Bible is God's (only) Word are the bad guys in Joyner's very twisted and bizarre "visions."  Please please please don't follow these corrupt ideas-just follow God's Word! -Steve Kozar
Here's a link to the article:
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/joyner.html

 What part of this is hard to understand??...
 "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" Galatians 1: 8-9 NASB

 Here's a very detailed outline of ALL the error in "The Final Quest" (the book that made Joyner a millionaire):
http://www.letusreason.org/BookR4.htm

 In case you think I'm being too harsh, I dare anyone to watch all 7 minutes of the voodoo-I mean, church service at Joyner's "church:"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgdcdjtlGfo






"Follow the Elite Heretic Rick Joyner-(or God Might Kill You)"

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You can't make this stuff up... If you've been deceived by the writings of Rick Joyner, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read this article (and then read it again), and then start reading your Bible! Another GREAT article from Bob Dewaay:

Critical Issues Commentary: Colossian Heresy, Part 3





A New 95 Theses: Challenging the Excesses of American Evangelicalism

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This comes from one of my very favorite teachers/pastors, Chris Rosebrough:

http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/a-new-95-theses-challenging-the-excesses-of-american-evangelicalism.html

Just a sample:
11. In the name of relevance, our Lord Jesus Christ is demoted to a cheesy third rate life-coach whose “gospel” motivates people to focus even more on themselves by believing that Jesus exists to assist them in achieving the objectives of their narcissistic delusions of grandeur. 

Only 1 in 3 Young Born-Again Evangelicals Believe Jesus Is Only Way to Heaven, Apologist Says

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Holding to two (or more) opposing beliefs at the same time-it has become "the American way"...

Only 1 in 3 Young Born-Again Evangelicals Believe Jesus Is Only Way to Heaven, Apologist Says




Following Judah's Lion: The Kidnapping of the Bride

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Following Judah's Lion: The Kidnapping of the Bride: THE KIDNAPPING OF THE BRIDE II Tim.3:13 - But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. O n ...

"Greater works?" Another great article!

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This is what it looks like when a Bible passage is carefully explained in context, without all the confusing fluff and emotionalism. No, we are not supposed to be doing, literally, greater things than Jesus did-and that's good, because we haven't been anyway. You can stop feeling guilty because you haven't raised people from the dead recently. (However, if you've already been doing greater signs and wonders than Jesus you can skip this article...)

http://notunlikelee.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/greater-works-shall-you-do/


Good division or evil division? Is ALL division bad?

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Bethel Sozo - Research Group: Good division or evil division? Division in the c...: For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. (1 Corinthians 11:19) This scriptu...

Barna survey: pastors avoid "controversy" (unlike Jesus...)

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Barna: Many pastors wary of raising 'controversy'

The measures of success for (most) churches is: "attendance, giving ($$$), number of programs, number of staff and square footage." Really??

The Consensus "Peer-Driven" Church

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What's the best way to get people to believe they're following the Bible while actually doing the opposite? Get them to go along with the group, because "they" know what they're talking about ("they" told me so).
Excellent article with funny video!
http://www.herescope.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-peer-driven-church.html